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Examines the factors causing the closure of the daily newspapers in the U.S. Conspiracy of the publishers for greater mutual profit; Role of the advertisers in the publications; Claim that 75 to 80 percent of the total cost of delivery of a newspaper is paid for by advertisers who purchase white space in the paper at rates based largely on circulation.

The article presents commentary on various international and domestic U.S. politics as of the week of April 24, 1971. U.S. foreign economic and political relations with China are discussed in detail. The forced closings of domestic paper mills due to Federal anti-pollution standards are reviewed. The State Department's foreign training programs for police methods and anti-communism is described.

This article focuses on the paper-back, quality books. It is no secret that the American book business is going through a fundamental change of life, with its ultimate personality still in doubt. There will be at least seven companies publishing the best kind of modern books, in paper editions, at prices ranging from $.65 to $1.95. Before examining the manner in which this healthy division of paperback publishing got under way in America, it is impossible, and downright unfair, to avoid mentioning England's Penguin books.

The article provides information about executives of paper industry, who have been making government policies on the production of newsprint, have been called to account by a Congressional committee investigating monopoly. Wood pulp is now officially classified as a "scarce material, vital to meeting defense production goals." The National Production Authority lists wood pulp, along with iron and steel, aluminum and other vital metals, as a critical item because it is a "key raw material for paper, paperboard, rayon cellophane, explosives and thousands of end products necessary for both the defense program and important non-military uses."

Presents a letter to the editor commenting on Congressional voting on the Esch-Cummins Railway legislation and on the shortage of printing paper in the United States.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues of "The New Republic." Reaction to concerns about the use of pieces of paper to denominate general claims to goods and more specific ownership claims; "New York Preliminaries," which questioned the steadfastness of the adherence of U.S. Representative Samuel Stratton to liberal principles; "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which focused on the social condition of African Americans.

The article presents information about the book "Introductory Papers on Dante," by Dorothy L. Sayers. The present volume is a series of lectures delivered on various occasions and concerned with a number of problems of the interpretation of poet Alighieri Dante's imagery. These are good Dantean problems and it is obvious that it brings to them a scholarship both profoundly well informed and deeply thought. Sayers' zeal for Dante drives her to overstate and thence to over argue many of her points and even to develop a series of defenses of Dante.

Presents the problem of unemployment in the U.S. that has taken a form of a giant monster with the advent of the age of electricity. Dawn of the new environment of the Power age with the eclipse of the Machine age; Replacement of steam hoists run by the workers to the electric mine elevators because of the obvious advantages in safety, speed and better control; Eruption of problems in various industries like the paper industry as workers got maimed by the hot rolls and gnawing gears.

Presents a letter to the editor on the shortage of papers.

Presents information on a scandal in newsprint industry. Establishment of a Newspaper Industry Advisory Committee, comprising of publishers, managing editors and general managers of major papers all around the U.S.; Issuance of the Printing and Publishing General Limitation Order L-240, by the War Production Board (WPB); Order restricting newspapers to 100 percent of their newsprint use of 1941, which would have been a cut of about 10 percent of 1942 figures; Influence of the shortage of pulp on the newsprint cuts; Recommendation by the Newspaper Industry Advisory Committee for curtailments running upto five percent of 1941's consumption for the largest papers; Impact of these cuts on circulations of small and medium dailies; Opinion of Republicans and a few reactionary Democrats that the newsprint cut was an elaborate attempt to destroy press; Investigation into the newsprint curtailment; Allegations on WPB for deliberately imposing the curtailments for purposes of censorship; Suggestions of curtailing the advertisers space to reduce wastage of paper.

Discusses the U.S. bombings during the war in Vietnam. Views of critics on the Vietnam bombings; Factors responsible for the U.S. decision to bomb Vietnam; Views of Pentagon analysts; U.S. government's attitude regarding the future of South Vietnam.

Reviews the films "Hitler: The Last Ten Days," "A Touch of Class," written by Melvin Frank and Jack Rose and "Paper Moon," starring Tatum O'Neal.

Presents information on the paper industry in the U.S. Benefit of paper industry by technological advances made by the Herty Laboratories and the Forest Products Laboratory of the United States Forest Service; Suitability of the Southern pine for pulping; Importance of maintaining a continuous supply of wood for the proper functioning of the paper industry; Protection of Southern forests from fire; Demand for improving the fire protection and forest-management practices to protect the second-growth pine stands of the South; Information on the varieties of pines being grown in South; Role of pulpwood industries in the economic prosperity of the South.

Presents the investigation of taxes by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. Overstatement made by the Nixon; Discussion of the donation of papers with former U.S. President Lyndon Johnson; Efforts of the Congress to close the tax loophole that allowed for the donating of deductible papers; Overview on the investigation; Estimation of the amount of possible deduction on tax returns of Nixon for four year, 1969 to 1972.

Presents information on criminal fraud committed by Ralph G. Newman, the appraiser of U.S. President Richard Nixon once tax-deductible gift of vice presidential papers. Change of statements by Newman; Investigation of the matter by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; Reasons given by Newman for his earlier misstatements; Statement by Newman that he had reviewed his files and his activities pertaining to the Nixon gift.

This article traces out the myths and facts about the periodical "The New Republic" during its first forty years. Two myths about the periodical were current in New York publishing circles. One was that the paper had been founded because of an accidental dinner meeting between the potential editor, Herbert Croly, and the paper's financial angel-- a million-dollar dinner" was the customary phrase. The facts are more prosaic, though perhaps still interesting to the historically minded. Croly, who in 1914 was 45 years of age, had studied at Harvard and earned his living thereafter as an editor of magazines in the field of architecture.

Reports developments related to politics and government in the United States. Conflict between President Franklin Roosevelt and his Democratic enemies in the Senate; Allocation of new capital to the Southern paper industry; Dispute between executive Morris Llewellyn Cooke and the Rural Electrification Administration.

Examines the relationship of the U.S. press controlled by whites with its African American readers in 1965. Roles played by the press in the race situation in the country; Ideas and values advanced by the press to its African American readers; Rights and privileges that has yet to be awarded to African Americans; Significance of the press in preparing the society for the social change brought by the changing socio-political conditions of African Americans.

Comments on the content and ideals of newspapers in the U.S. Advantage of a technical training in the weighing of the kind of evidence which does not pass current in the courts; Discussion of the violation of moral law; Accounts on the duties and obligation of the journalists.

Focuses on the headlines and editorials of several newspapers in the United States. Report that fifty-five counties and scores of cities and towns may have to close shop unless special session of legislature can find new sources of tax revenue in West Virginia; Hope that federal mediation board will end coal strike in Pennsylvania; News from Ohio includes the state's desperation to seek additional revenue to save public schools; Socio-economic conditions in New York and other states.

Presents letters to the editor referencing various articles and topics published in previous issues. Fascist groups in the U.S. and the approach adopted by the two major political parties of the nation to appease these groups; Comments on Beardsley Ruml's postwar fiscal program for the prosperity of the U.S.; Criticism against journalist Richard Rovere for ignoring the importance of the "Farm Journal" in his article on American wartime magazines; Description of an American battle dress; Appreciation for the review of Robert Fitzgerald's new book of poems done by Rolfe Humphries; Ways in which kraft paper has been used for military purposes.

Presents information about the ever-increasing length of books. Reasons behind the increasing length of books; Advantages of publishing lengthy books; Suggestion of the author to writers and publishers of writing and publishing shorter books due to shortage of paper; Discussion of the book "Generation of Vipers," by Philip Wylie which focuses on American middle-class customs that has ever been made outside the totalitarian countries.

Presents information regarding the societal and economic change taking place in Oregon. Disenchantment of Oregon towards population growth; Information that except for its lumber, paper and small-scale electronics concerns, Oregon has never undergone much non-agricultural development; Disinclination of Oregon towards diversification of industry that pollutes; Considerable spending of Oregon on the quality of life of the people.

The article focuses on the book "The Papers of Christian Gauss," edited by Katherine Gauss Jackson and Hiram Haydn. It is plain, from the testimony of his former students at Princeton, that Christian Gauss was an extraordinary teacher. Edmund Wilson has acknowledged his debt to him in a tribute that serves as a prologue to "The Shores of Light," and has indicated that John Peale Bishop and F. Scott Fitzgerald were also profoundly influenced by his teaching.

Presents a supposed text of a ship's log written in archaic English. Metaphor for the political condition of the United States; Retirement of the Captain to the stern and subsequent take over of the steering wheel by diverse persons; Mate who pretended not to see miserable persons drifting on a raft; Trader balancing budget on the ship's sails for want of paper; Ship's general lack of alacrity and direction.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the subscription list of the periodical that would have to be curtailed due to paper shortage.

Presents a letter to the editor about the modification of the editorial policy to suit the interest of the paper manufacturers.

The article presents news briefs for the week of March 13, 1965. Particular attention is given to the domestic and foreign policies of the U.S. Article topics include the U.S. State Department's White Paper on the Vietnam War, the United States dedication to fighting Communism, as well as discussion on a U.S. housing program which would provide jobs for Americans and aid those in need of home.

Presents a letter to the editor about the preservation of Russian writer Petr Alekseyevich Kropotkin's papers and manuscripts.

Focuses on German writer, Heinrich Mann. Information on work Heinrich Mann including pamphlets printed on cigarette paper or disguised as Nazi publications and smuggled at the risk of life into the Third Reich; Success of Mann in Europe during First World War; Various novels that were written by Mann; Work of Mann for German-French rapprochement.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Information on the strike of fifteen hundred members of the Paper Box Makers Union in New York City; Demands made by the union members regarding their wages; Discussion of reviews of the play "Maya"; Analysis of the theme of the play and the concept of "Maya."

Presents information on various articles related to socio-economic issues in the U.S. that were published in several periodicals. Comment on the article "Action Now!" that was published in the June 16 issue of the periodical; Discussion of the article "Russia and the War of Ideas," by L.J. Eddy that was published in July 7 issue of the periodical; Feedback on the article "Create a Second Front!" that was published in July 7 issue of the periodical; View of William Makins, business manager of the British literary monthly Horizon, that only help from the U.S. will sustain the magazine in the face of a very serious situation in the U.S. paper supply; Criticism of the United States Post Office Department's recent practice of destroying tons of foreign literature on the theory that every publisher abroad desiring to use the United States mails must register with the State Department by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Offers a look at the extent of air pollution in Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington caused by the operation of the pulp mills of Potlatch Forest Industries. Information on a report from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare based on environmental survey of the towns; Reaction of state agencies to the efforts of the federal government to address the problem; Health problems suffered by the population because of pollution.

Reports that the United States has won its third paper battle at the United Nations. Approval of a modified "Little Assembly"; Opposition of the Soviet bloc to the plan and promise to boycott the assembly; Design of the "Little Assembly" to by-pass the Security Council veto; Dealing with political situations referred to it by the Assembly; Subjects under consideration by the Security Council; Need for the consent of the states involved.

Presents news items published in several periodicals. Tendency of Germans that they do not want to be hung; Information that the U.S. government is sure it can find enough to print the needed next batch of 665 million income-tax blanks despite the paper shortage; Statement that in Chicago, Illinois, the new catalogue of Turtox Products Inc. offers grasshopper eggs at 75 cents a dozen and other dainties at reasonable prices.

The article focuses on several issues related to national debt in the United States. Toward the close of the second session of the 79th Congress in 1946, a group of economy-minded Republicans joined by conservative Democrats succeeded in reducing the statutory limit on the national debt from $300 billion to $275 billion. No one seriously believed that ceilings on the debt would be a major factor in ending deficit financing. The Republicans wanted to place the Democratic President in the position of having to ask Congress for a higher limitation, thus giving them an opportunity to charge the Administration with inept debt management, bankrupting the nation by wild spending, and other fiscal and monetary sins. In the closing days of the first session of the 83rd Congress, with a Republican President in the White House, one of this same GOP economy group. Republican Daniel Reed stood before the House and pled for an increase of the debt limitation to $290 billion. The Republican Administration has reluctantly concluded that paper ceilings on the national debt can thwart the entire operations of a modern government. Economy-minded Senators, when they return either in the fall or in January, will have to face this distasteful fact, too.

This article presents information related to refugees. The Hungarian refugees in Vienna, Austria, are living lives that cannot be IBM-carded. Most families are broken up, one or more of the adults living in a camp, the children in boarding schools or in private homes. They make fantastic treks to see each other. A man in a camp near Salzburg travels 400 miles each weekend to see his wife who cooks for an American family in Vienna. Their children are in a school in Lower Austria. He has no job; she has the only income in the family. They are more fortunate than some. The Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration has registered 1,898 refugees who are termed "hard-core"; too old, too sick or, for some other reason unable to work and, in most cases, impossible to place. Even those refugees who have skills do not easily find jobs. Although the Austrian economy, at present, is quite firm, it still cannot absorb much outside labor.

Discusses the censorship on the newspaper "Palestine Post," in Palestine. Explanation by the British regarding imposition of the marital law; Comment by correspondent Daniel Agronsky, that censorship is the most irritating of the limitations that make the publication of a daily paper; Implication by the British that a paper can be punished for "failing to cooperate" if it refuses to publish a government-inspired story as well as if it publishes a censorable one.